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Re:Alleged Coinomi exploit shows how easy it is to have Bitc... by curiousgal on Wednesday February 27, 2019 @11:52AM (#19264523)
> Those barriers are likely due to money laundering laws

Again, the world is much bigger and more nuanced than you think, non-covertible currencies are a thing and they are due to a country's central bank policy not money laundering laws.

> the financial system provides cheaper or more convenient options for payment.

No it does not, if I had had ways to pay for a server using my country's currency, I would have used it.

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Re:Alleged Coinomi exploit shows how easy it is to have Bitc... by treis on Wednesday February 27, 2019 @12:32PM (#19265008)
>Again, the world is much bigger and more nuanced than you think, non-covertible currencies are a thing and they are due to a country's central bank policy not money laundering laws.

What difference does it make which law or "policy" the users are circumventing?

>No it does not, if I had had ways to pay for a server using my country's currency, I would have used it.

And if it were legal to do so there would be a way.

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